The Federal Government has listed the Lower Murray River as a critically endangered ecosystem, in a move that has already threatened to spark a new political battle over its management. The designated area stretches nearly a thousand kilometres from western New South Wales, through Victoria and to the ocean in South Australia. It means the highly biodiverse region will now be granted stronger protections under environmental laws.

#lowermurrayriver #criticallyendangered #murraydarlingbasin #riverprotection #australianenvironment #biodiversity #environmentallaw #watermanagement

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/lower-murray-river-now-a-critically-endangered-ecosystem-will-be-granted-greater-protections/4l6gk819q

What is a chuditch, and how can you help protect this special species?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=NhQYYjeHmQg&feature=shared

> The chuditch has been almost completely wiped out during the past 200 years, but the Australian Geographic Society is partnering with @AustralianWildlifeCons...

#quoll #AustralianEnvironment

Love it ❤️

#skiing #backcountry #AustralianEnvironment

‘Wake-up call to humanity’: research shows the Great Barrier Reef is the hottest it’s been in 400 years

https://theconversation.com/wake-up-call-to-humanity-research-shows-the-great-barrier-reef-is-the-hottest-its-been-in-400-years-235876

> We must face a confronting truth: if humanity does not divert from its current course, our generation will likely witness the demise of one of Earth’s great natural wonders.

#ClimateChange #AustralianEnvironment #ocean

More than half of NSW’s forests and woodlands are gone as ongoing logging increases extinction risks, study shows

https://theconversation.com/more-than-half-of-nsws-forests-and-woodlands-are-gone-as-ongoing-logging-increases-extinction-risks-study-shows-235416

> Since European colonisation, 29 million hectares (54%) of the forests and woodlands that once existed in New South Wales have been destroyed. A further 9 million ha have been degraded in the past two centuries. This amounts to more than 60% of the state’s forest estate.

#AustralianEnvironment #AusPol #forest

> Forestry Corporation of NSW has ‘a pattern’ of illegally damaging the environment, scathing judgment finds

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/31/forestry-corporation-of-nsw-has-a-pattern-of-illegally-damaging-the-environment-scathing-judgment-finds

#AustralianEnvironment #AusPol #forest

Invasive species the big winners in the federal budget - Invasive Species Council

https://invasives.org.au/invasive-species-threats/invasive-species-the-big-winners-federal-budget/

> In the midst of an extinction crisis, our problematic invasive species are big winners in the federal budget.

#AusPol #AustralianEnvironment

Why is NSW Still Logging the Great Koala National Park? | Video Report

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQu-8Y05bWk

> The Australia Institute's new on-the-ground investigation into the logging of the promised Great Koala National Park from Senior Fellow and Contributing Edit...

#AustralianEnvironment #forest #AusPol

> Policy Forum Pod: The Forest Wars: securing the future

Episode webpage: https://shows.acast.com/policy-forum-pod/episodes/the-forest-wars-securing-the-future

Media file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/policy-forum-pod/e/66344a9227746b0012b0f71b/media.mp3

#forest #AustralianEnvironment #AustralianWildlife

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-31/shot-hole-borer-perth-trees-cut-down-national-response/103628878?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_web

Another introduced pest. Likely to cause havoc on the #Australianenvironment much like rabbits, foxes and Tony Abbott #shotholeborers